Holcim Award for sustainable constructions.

Global Awards for Sustainable Construction

R Nand KumarACC Limited, India

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ACC Ltd.3rd Cycle of Holcim Awards 2010-11

Taking responsibility for making a difference

Concrete is the most consumed substance on earth after water (~ 1 m3 of concrete per person/year)

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“About 90% of all buildings of the modern world are unsustainable.‘‘Prof Holger Wallbaum, Holcim Chair for Sustainable Construction, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Switzerland

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ACC Ltd.3rd Cycle of Holcim Awards 2010-11(Source: World Green Building Council, The ecological footprint)

The global footprint of buildings

This represents the collective impact of all building materials & services

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India: Urban growth in the next 5 years

© Ashok Lall, India

Source: Bureau of Energy Efficiency

20 million dwelling units

Housing

50,000rooms

Hotels

13 million m2

Retail spacein malls

19 million m2

Commercialspace

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Sustainable construction is building in a way that is socially, economically, environmentally, functionally, and aesthetically balanced to meet today's needs and to provide and conserve resources for future generations

A Simple Definition

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Sustainable Construction is a Holistic approach to Construction

Sustainable construction seeks harmony between•Today and Tomorrow,•Resources and Consumption•Needs and Opportunities

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Codes, standards, permits, economy, politics, trends, awareness…

Sustainable Construction Bridges This Value Chain

promoting and rewarding

Sustainability and “green” design

Architects Planners Engineers Policy makers

Builders Promoters Investors End-users Building materials

Products & services Solutions & applications Lifecycle & certificates

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“ non-commercial promotion and development of sustainable construction, regionally as well as globally:

Holcim Foundation Objectives

Regional adaptation of sustainable construction

Interdisciplinary approaches to sustainable construction

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Partner Universities

Advisory Board : Globally respected names - K. Töpfer, E. Norten, S. Upton, Y. Kakabadse, A. Lovins, M. Yunus, R. Soiron

massachusetts institute of technology

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Europe Swiss Federal Institute of

Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland

North America Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, USA

Latin America Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA),Mexico City, Mexico

Africa Middle East University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, South Africa

Asia Pacific Tongji University (TJU), Shanghai, China

SHORTLY SIGNING WITH AN INDIAN UNIVERSITY

massachusetts institute of technology

Partnerships - Technically competent & credible

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“ non-commercial promotion and development of sustainable construction, regionally as well as globally:

Holcim Foundation Activities

FORUMS for academia and practioners

FUNDS for building projects and research projects.

GLOBAL AWARDS innovative design solutions

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Forum - A Symposium of Experts ZURICH Swiss Fed Institute ETH September 2004 “Basic Needs” TONGJI University April 2007 “Urban Transformation” MEXICO CITY – Ibero Americana April 2010 “Reinventing Construction”

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Worldwide Experts met in Mexico City

Hosted by Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA), April, 2010

270 participants from 39 countries

Next Holcim Forum will meet at a new Indian Partner University

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Funding sustainable construction Building projects

Funding sustainable construction research PhD projects/teams

Project Seed Funding

Implementation funding for promising research projects and tangible building initiatives

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Website: www.holcimfoundation.org

www.holcimfwards.org

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Publications

IUCN Gland Benny Farm, Canada

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Regional and global competitions in a 3 Year Cycle Seeking interdisciplinary approaches to

sustainable construction and projects with high probability of execution

Addressing architects, engineers, materials technologists, planners, social scientists, and related professions – including students

Promoting and rewarding regional approaches to sustainable construction

Evaluation by an independent jury of experts

Holcim Global Awards

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3rd International Holcim Awards competition: OPEN FOR ENTRIES

Contest closes March 23, 2011

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Open for entries till March 23, 2011 Online entries in English 5 regional competitions, 5 regional Awards ceremonies May 2011

Global Prize Money : USD 2 Million Global Ceremonies in prize winners’

countries

3rd Awards cycle: www.holcimawards.org

Goal: To increase the overall quality of entries

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5 Regional Awards ceremonies 2011

Europe: September 22/23Milan, Italy

North America: October 20/21National Building Museum, Washington DC, USA

Latin America: October 6/7Buenos Aires, Argentina

Africa Middle East: September 8/9Rabat, Morocco

Asia Pacific: November 24/25 Singapore

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The Holcim Award – The Icosahedron

• Self-consolidating micro concrete

• CEMROC super sulfated slag cement produced by Holcim France-Benelux

• 1232 g CEMROC1350 g EN standard sand319 g water

Produced by • Holcim Product Innovation

and Development, Holderbank, Switzerland

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MAIN NEXT GENERATION

Very Easy To Apply

Online - Menu Driven

Two Award Categories For Entries

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MAIN : Any construction project at an advanced stage of design is eligible for the competition where execution of project or commercial supply of product/service had not started before July 1, 2010.

Anyone can enter - architects, engineers, materials technologists, material suppliers, service providers, landscape & horticulturists, decorators, planners, promoters, builders, social scientists, and related professions

MAIN Category

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Anyone can apply

TOWN PLANNER STUDENT

COMPANY COLLEGE

GROUP/TEAMSOCIAL

SCIENTIST

ACADEMICLANDSCAPER

CONSULTANT

INDIVIDUAL

GOVT / NGO

ANYONE

CIVIL ENGINEER PROMOTERBUILDERARCHITECTS

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NEXT GENERATION category open for

Final Year students of Graduate, Post Graduate, PhD student for projects created within university programs.

(this category seeks visions and ideas at a conceptual level)

within university programs = university or institute must approve the student entry

NEXT GENERATION Category

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Evaluating Sustainable Construction

Progress Significant advancements

Planet Environmental performance

Prosperity Economic efficiency

People Social responsibility

Proficiency Architectural quality

Five Target Issues

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Not about cement... any material

1/4

- Metropol Parasol

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Not a Matter of Scale... any size will do

1/4

Coral Restoration Concept

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EASY TO APPLY NO ENTRY FEE ONLINE ENTRY in English No Hard copies needed at all ANYONE CAN APPLY NO RESTRICTIONS Closing date March 23, 2011 Apply at www.holcimawards.org

3rd Holcim Global Awards competition:

THANK YOU& Visit

www.holcimawards.orgContest closes

March 23, 2011

Holcim Award for sustainable constructions.

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